HOUSTON (FOX 26) - The accusations in the court case of funeral director Noe Santana and Marcela Ortiz read like a soap opera. And to hear those involved in the case tell it there’s already been drama in court.

According to court documents, Santana and Ortiz have two daughters together and Santana owes $65,000 in back child support.

“Mr. Santana has on the oldest child not paid child support ever even though he’s been under a court order to do so," said Ortiz’s attorney Julie Ketterman.

In a statement Santana’s attorney told us, “He has paid for child support incidentals as well as expenses throughout the years. He has actual receipts and proof of these facts.”

"Judge Prine has now placed those children with Mr. Santana who is a married man who has been a married man this entire time and has done so without giving Marcela the opportunity to defend her case,” Ketterman said.